"We don't have the luxury to discuss plans right now! Go!"
The surrounding buildings crumbled, creating a smokescreen of dust and debris that surrounded the two Arcosians, blinding them. By the time it cleared, the one who gave the order was already gone.
"Damn…!" Gelidus clenched his fist and begrudgingly turned to head for the square of the city, seething with anger as he witnessed his home planet being destroyed before his very eyes. He wasn't about to stand by and watch his world fall at the hands of another without a fight, no matter the opponent. Taking to the air, he set course for the distant crashes and explosions ahead.
Gelidus suddenly halted mid flight as something teal caught the corner of his eye, ignoring the obvious rampage a few miles away from him that demanded his attention. Landing next to the unknown thing, he moved a damaged girder away only to realize that it was a child trapped under the ruins of a building. Gelidus's heart skipped a beat, kneeling down and checking for a pulse in the little one's neck, hoping it wasn't too late. After a few moments passed, he closed his eyes and bowed his head, finding nothing but the coldness of death. The kid died instantly when the structure toppled over him. The Arcosian race may be durable once they reach maturity, but unfortunately that did not ring true for the young ones.
Standing back up with the fire in his being renewed, Gelidus quickly took flight and sped through the air towards the latest explosion. Whoever these invaders were weren't going to be alive after he dealt with them. He'd make sure of it.
As he closed in on the target, Gelidus tapped a button on his scouter to activate its ability to read power levels. His eyes widened in surprise as the power level kept going higher and higher, rising above his own, even his superior and best friend's: 650,000,000. That couldn't be right… The thing had to be broken. And yet, as Gelidus finally reached his destination, he stopped and floated midair to assess his newest enemy with a stern, cautious gaze.
The figure turned to face the Arcosian with a wicked grin after reveling in his newest remodeling job that was the fountain Gelidus played in when he was small. "A new plaything, huh? Hope you're more fun than the others. All they're good for is frying to a crisp and dying." He laughed, brushing the dirt off his hands as casually as if he'd just finished an everyday task.
The comment did nothing but boil Gelidus's blood, however, he kept his cool and simply grit his teeth as he considered the intruder and his strength. "What's your business here? Who are you?"
The figure tilted his head mockingly, like he was addressing a child who didn't know any better. Again, Gelidus bristled at the action. "Does it really matter? By the time I wipe out your race, your questions won't need answered."
The threat made Gelidus furious, having to restrain himself from just barreling forward recklessly to knock the alien out. He then thought out a quick plan and executed it with amazing speed, vanishing and reappearing behind the figure and kicking him alongside the head. Unfortunately, his blow was blocked before the contact was made by the other's… pointer finger.
The invader laughed as Gelidus then recovered and tried punching him in the face, only to have no effect whatsoever. Confused and shocked by the revelation of just how strong the other was, Gelidus flinched. Not even a second later, the stranger took advantage of the opening and threw the Arcosian into the ground, creating a large crater. As Gelidus lied there, stunned and coughing from the air being knocked out of him, he marveled at just how insanely strong the mysterious alien was. Never before had he been so quickly outclassed by anyone other than his superior. The man's strength was so unreal, would it even be possible for his best friend to stop him?
"See? I told you that telling you anything would be a waste of time!" The stranger laughed deviously, mockingly as he floated slowly down to Gelidus's semi-conscious form. He sneered. "You can't even get up, can you? Tch. You're the same as every other lizard here."
Growling angrily at the jab, the Arcosian managed to lift his head from the ground to glare up at the alien with heated daggers. "He'll stop you." He groaned abruptly from the shooting pain up his side, but kept his demeanor. "You bastards won't get away with genocide!"
"Hahaha! That's hilarious. Whoever 'he' is doesn't worry me at all. I can sense his energy and it's nothing compared to mine or my friends." The alien then reached down and picked Gelidus up by his left arm, squeezing so hard, the sound of his bones cracking under pressure could be heard even from miles away. The Arcosian released an agonized scream before being slammed once more into the crater his body had created earlier, panting from the pain.
The stranger chuckled then, raising an outstretched palm in front of Gelidus's face smugly. He made sure the two made complete eye contact as he finished by saying, "My name is Son Goku, the strongest Saiyan in the universe, and I will conquer every planet to prove it!"
A bright light emitted from the Saiyan's palm, giving the Arcosian no time to react as his vision whited out from the blast and then faded to black. Everything went silent then, and for the first time since he could remember, Gelidus felt genuine fear for his own life instead of others.